Nuclear Conflicts of the Twenty-First Century

Contents

Concerning the Svechin Seminar

I. Introduction

II. Potential nuclear conflicts between the “old nuclear powers”
1. Origins and prospects of Russo–American relations in the strategic nuclear sphere
2. Russo–Chinese nuclear interaction
3. “Nuclear antagonism” in American–Chinese relations

III. On the French analogy for the future role of Russia in the “global nuclear equation”

IV. Potential wars between new members of the “nuclear club”

V. Future “nuclear configurations” and global stability

VI. Nuclear weapons and “megaterror”

VII. Conclusion